Surname Lučan in modern Croatia

Lučan families are Croats and they are mostly from Velika Gorica. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Velika Gorica and in Vinkovci area. In Šiljakovina in Velika Gorica every fifth inhabitant had the family name Lučan.

Prevalence

About 280 people with faimily name Lučan live in Croatia today, in 110 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 30 other places, mostly in Velika Gorica (30), Siljakovina (20), Sisak (20), Odra Sisacka (15), and in Dalj in Vinkovci area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States (1) and Germany (1).
Family name Lučan (including: Lucan , Lucian , Luchian , Luchan , Luckan , Luchman , Luchkan , Luchtan , Lutschan and Luciann ) is present in 72 countries worldwide. "Luchan " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in Russian Federation. "Luckan " is used by some 500 people in South Africa , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Australia. "Luchman " is used by some 100 people in Mauritius and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Dalibor Lučan, Marina Lučan, Marijan Lučan, Tatjana Lučan, Smiljana Lučan, Darko Lučan, Mirela Lučan, Kristina Lučan, Ines Lučan, Željkica Lučan, Stjepan Lučan, Ivica Lučan, Domagoj Lučan, Verona Lučan, Josip Lučan, Gordana Lučan, Tihomir Lučan, Nevenko Lučan, Davor Lučan

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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